1.The name of the game直译为“游戏的名字”,引申意为“关键/实质”,表示较为重要的事情。例如: Patience is the name of the game in fishing. 钓鱼中耐性是关键。
Success in school is the name of the game for children nowadays. 如今对孩子来说,在学校取得好成绩是非常重要的。
2.Make a name for yourself成名、出名 How do you make a name for yourself without scoring the basketball? 在篮球场上你如果没有得分的强项,如何能有名气呢?
3.Someone’s name is mud某人声名狼藉/臭名昭著 Mud是泥土意思,这个短语的意思即为某人的名声扫地、臭名昭著。
Your name is mud,you can’t use the car for a whole month. 你的信用不良(名声不好),这个月内不许再用车。
4.Call someone's names谩骂某人
It is not polite to call a person’s names. 骂人是不礼貌的行为。
5.Not have a penny to your name一文不值、一贫如洗
At the moment he does not have a penny to his name. 当时他一贫如洗、身无分文。
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